Always great when a person that has never struggled with something believes they understand it so much better than those that have.
Also the notion that believers should magically not struggle with addiction suggests a perfectionist belief. Which is not biblical.
Some long winded blow hard that has never experienced addiction is not going to be my source for knowledge or insight on the matter.
Go tell a heroin addict going through withdrawls in a hospital they aren't really addicted, it's just idol worship. Let me know how that goes.
Or better yet go through some addiction yourself. Addiction isn't chronic idol worship, it's a physical or psychological compulsion that is out of the addict's control.
Also the notion that believers should magically not struggle with addiction suggests a perfectionist belief. Which is not biblical.
Some long winded blow hard that has never experienced addiction is not going to be my source for knowledge or insight on the matter.
Go tell a heroin addict going through withdrawls in a hospital they aren't really addicted, it's just idol worship. Let me know how that goes.
Or better yet go through some addiction yourself. Addiction isn't chronic idol worship, it's a physical or psychological compulsion that is out of the addict's control.
Read Romans 1. It points out that the root of sin is a life that doesn't revolve around God like it should. in essence, this is idolatry.
Additionally, Adam and Eve did not value God so they discarded him in favor of Satan's promises that God was withholding something good from them. Eve allowed herself to be fooled and to choose God over something else. This is idolatry.
Read the two articles I posted. These are written by a counselor/pastor who is an ex addict, so he isn't just working from theory. He almost killed himself with his drug of choice.
By the way, the addicts I dealt with understood this. In fact, one of them made the connection for me. Then, I studied the topic and found a ton of Christian counselors who agree.